capreolate

[ kap-ree-uh-leyt, kuh-pree- ]
/ ˈkæp ri əˌleɪt, kəˈpri- /

adjective

Biology. having or resembling tendrils.

Origin of capreolate

1730–40; < Latin capreol(us) roe deer, vine-tendril (apparently from the tendrillike shape of the deer's horn; see capriole) + -ate1

Words nearby capreolate

capping fee, cappuccino, capra, capraesque, caprate, capreolate, capreomycin, caprese, capri, capri pants, capri-

British Dictionary definitions for capreolate

capreolate
/ (ˈkæprɪəˌleɪt, kəˈpriː-) /

adjective

biology possessing or resembling tendrils

Word Origin for capreolate

C18: from Latin capreolus tendril